In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
Bless my eyes this morning
Jah sun is on the rise once again
The way earthly things are going
Anything can happen
You see men sailing on their ego trips
Blast off on their spaceships
Million miles from reality
No care for you, no care for me
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
All you've got to do is give a little (give a little)
Give a little (give a little)
Give a little (give a little)
One more time yeah! (give a little)
Yeah! (give a little) yeah! (give a little) yeah!
So you think you've found the solution
But it's just another illusion
So before you check out this tide
Don't leave another cornerstone standing there behind
We've got to face the day
Ooh we come what may
We the street people talking
Yeah, we the people struggling
Now they are sitting on a time bomb (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
Now I know the time has come (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
What goes on up is coming on down (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
Goes around and comes around (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
There is so much trouble (so much trouble in the world)
There is so much trouble
There is so much trouble (so much in the world)
There is so much trouble
There is so much trouble in the world
There is (so much in the world)
So much trouble in the world
Bless my eyes this morning
Jah sun is on the rise once again
The way earthly things are going
Anything can happen
You see men sailing on their ego trips
Blast off on their spaceships
Million miles from reality
No care for you, no care for me
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
All you've got to do is give a little (give a little)
Give a little (give a little)
Give a little (give a little)
One more time yeah! (give a little)
Yeah! (give a little) yeah! (give a little) yeah!
So you think you've found the solution
But it's just another illusion
So before you check out this tide
Don't leave another cornerstone standing there behind
We've got to face the day
Ooh we come what may
We the street people talking
Yeah, we the people struggling
Now they are sitting on a time bomb (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
Now I know the time has come (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
What goes on up is coming on down (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
Goes around and comes around (bomb, bomb, bomb! bomb, bomb, bomb!)
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
So much trouble in the world
There is so much trouble (so much trouble in the world)
There is so much trouble
There is so much trouble (so much in the world)
There is so much trouble
There is so much trouble in the world
There is (so much in the world)
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It comes to my attention that not many people are listenin to marley outside of his legendary legends album. You should listen to all of bob marleys music. This is one of the best songs ever written. It is so true holds true today as well. There is so much trouble in the world waiting to happen. LISTEN TO BOB!!!
i know but people wont listen to him to ACTUALLY listen to him.<br /> <br /> shit tons of ppl rep him and they dont even know what he stood for..<br /> <br /> anyone who thinks bob was just a stoner who made music is retarded<br /> <br /> they probably just do that because they think its cool.<br /> <br /> lol. posers...<br /> <br /> todays generation is so fucked up beyond belief
Its true
Personally, i think that the best Bob Marley's songs are not the ones on legends... They are on cds like confrontation and survival...
yes I believe
Its about how all of the violence isn't needed. When people think they've solved it, they haven't
'You see men sailing on their ego trips Blast off on their spaceships Million miles from reality' Men's ego is blurring reality. Creates an imaginary spaceship.
'No care for you, no care for me' If ego is dissolved and the truth is seen, people would genuinely care for others
I think Bob is saying that instead of exploring space the babylon should focus on the trobles in the world before they "blast off in there space ship miles from reality no care for you no care for me".they take our tax dollars and invest in million dollar projects to explore outerspace,theres people starving out there.at the ending of the song he says "there is so much in the world" not only is there so many problems in the world but theres more to the world than it problems.be grateful for what we have dont go looking for another planet with life,we can make the world we live in better.